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Write-Offs: 4.15.16

Jose Cuevero said to be planning IPO; SunEdison preparing for bankruptcy; Octopus slips out of aquarium tank, crawls across floor, escapes down pipe to ocean; and more.
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$$$Jose Cuervo Said to Be Making Arrangements for an I.P.O. [Dealbook]

$$$Vermont ski resort accused of running ‘Ponzi-like’ scheme [NYP]

$$$SunEdison, Becoming So Big It Fails, Prepares for Bankruptcy [Dealbook]

$$$Schäuble rules out debt relief for Greece [FT]

$$$Octopus slips out of aquarium tank, crawls across floor, escapes down pipe to ocean [WP]

$$$Obama tax inversion rules may overstep authority: U.S. lawmaker [Reuters]

$$$Companies hit back at anti-LGBT laws [FT]

$$$KFC Australia tweets ‘NSFW’ photo of couple on couch

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